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Farming & the land, 1899

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Sales by Auction. Pastoral Hotel Yards. Thursday, 9Th March

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 7 March 1899 · page 2

Messrs. Tompson, Manning, and Jeremy. —Fat Cattle, fat pigs, draught horses. Messrs. A. A. Meurant and Co.—Butcher's outfit, draught horses…

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Robberies From Farms

Adelong Argus, Tumut and Gundagai Advertiser · Tuesday 7 March 1899 · page 3

For a long time farmers fields have been regarded by travellers as fail bunting grounds for fodder for their horses, or for fruit for themselves . The Tumut…

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Butter

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 8 March 1899 · page 4

The Farmers' Co-operative Company, Sydney, sends us the following special butter market report, dated Saturday:—We have pleasure in reporting that we have…

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The Produce Markets. WOOL

The Cootamundra Liberal · Wednesday 8 March 1899 · page 3

No auctions been held this week but considerable private tran[?] have taken place in [?] in and [?] The market is practically [?] and a good…

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Seed Wheat for Farmers

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 9 March 1899 · page 2
Also in Wagga Wagga Express

THE deputation from the Farmers and Settlers' Association which waited on Mr. Cook last Thursday to urge the Minister to hasten the proposed distribution of seed…

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London Wool Sales. Open Firm. London, Tuesday Night

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 9 March 1899 · page 2

The new series of London wool sales have opened firm, the prices being on a par with those at the closing of the last series…

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Seed Wheat for Farmers, Form of Application

Coolamon Echo · Friday 10 March 1899 · page 2

THE Department, of Mines and Agriculture have not lost any time in preparing to distribute seed wheat to the farmers Forms have ham sent to all…

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Seed Wheat. Forms of Application Out

Coolamon Echo · Friday 10 March 1899 · page 4

The member for the district has forwarded to us the following letter for publication with reference to the seed deputation which waited on the Minister…

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A Farmer Waylaid

Coolamon Echo · Friday 10 March 1899 · page 3

Some excitement was caused in Narrandera the other day when it became known that Mr. Arthur Davenport, a farmer, residing in this district, when about two…

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Butter

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 11 March 1899 · page 7

The Farmers' Co-operative Company write:—"Tuesday 8/3/99. Sir,—Our attention has been directed to a report appearing in several country newspapers, to the effect that a…

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Wheat

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 11 March 1899 · page 7

Mr. H. R. Carter, wheat broker, Sydney and Melbourne, reports as follows, March 9th:—Wheat is film and steady at 2/7 to 2/9 for…

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Distribution of Seed Wheat

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Saturday 11 March 1899 · page 3

The deputation that waited upon the Premier to request assistance for distressed settlers also interviewed the Minister for Mines (Mr. Cook) with…

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Destruction of Wheat. 300,000 Tons Spoilt. London, Thursday Night

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 11 March 1899 · page 5

Terrific storms have been experienced in Buenon Ayres the largest province in the Argentine Republic and no less than 300,000 tons of wheat have been destroyed…

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Farm Produce

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 11 March 1899 · page 4

Wheat.— Business continues dull owing to the fact that holders ask more money than millers are disposed to pay. We quote prime worth 2s 8d; second quality, 2s 6½d;…

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Station and Farm

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Saturday 11 March 1899 · page 3

Mr. Walker, of Tenterfield Station, objects to the present wholesale condemnation of animals at Homebush, with some slight taint of tuberculosis, as not warranted in…

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Prices for Farm Horses

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 11 March 1899 · page 2

Everyone must have noticed with interest the high prices really good farm horses are bringing at the present tine. It is gratifying to know that, despite…

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For [?] Farmer From Various Sources

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 11 March 1899 · page 6

Various methods (says a writer in the "Canterbury Times") have been devised at different times for placing distinguishing marks upon sheep and other domestic…

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A Farmer Waylaid

The Cootamundra Liberal · Saturday 11 March 1899 · page 3

Some excitement was caused in N[?]-Readers on Friday when it became known that Arthur D[?] a farmer resiting in that [?] when about two [?]…

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A Valuable Wool Clip

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 14 March 1899 · page 2

PARTICULARS of the sale of part of the wool clip from Yabtree, Gundagai, which was disposed of at the London January sales, show the prices realised to have been very…

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